The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-18
COMMENT AND OPINION.

TRAIN up child in the way he should go.
and keep little ahead of him in the same way
during the training, to be sure ne goeS.-N eW
Orleans Picayune.
WATTERsoN says that Virginia Democracy
has gone to seed Perhaps; but it isn't half as
dangerous the whisky-ring free-trader rot
that has paralyZed the kentucky Democracy
Philadelphia Times.
THE portion of the Democratic press that is
making war the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie and old soldiers generally. must have singu-
lar idea of what constitutes good policy in poll
tcs-Chcago Journal
If the Pacific railroad commissioners stick
close to their fishing in California for a few more
weeks perhaps they can catch some United
States Senators and things with doodle" records
a mile lone.-Chicago News.
THE R epu blican papers the Democratic pa
pers and the m ugwump papers unite in demand
ing the removal of Higgins; but it does good.
Higgins belongs to the Clevel and party. and
that settles t-Philadelphia Inquirer.
1T is not true that Blaine or any other man
can be nominated for the presidency on the Re-
publican ticket by merely consenting. The
people in these days do powerful amount OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Commercial Gazette.
KENTUCKY cast the largest vote it has ever
polled at last election and gave its smallest
Democratic majority. The free trade plank in
the next Democratic platform will be carefully
concealed by protection Philadel-
phia Press.
IT seems to us that not enough attention has
been paid TO the fact that the old fashioned
ened it's nose smashed and it's left ear chewed
off in the recent Kentucky catastrophe.-Macon
Telegraph tDem
ALREADY it has leaked out that the Presidents
visits West and South are to have more or less
political significance. If it is to be the junketing
tour of presidential candidate instead of the
President, all right 1t may possibly be a
boomerang instead of a boom if that is the
scheme.-Detroit Tribune
THERE is no justification anywhere for wooden
bridges culverts or trestes, for temporary and
destructible equipments of any kind outside of
the rolling stock. In Europe all bridges and
other railroad structures must be of iron
stone. There is reason whatever why the
same rule should not apply throughout the
United States to-day.-New York Tribune.
THE Presidents plans for his Western jour
new have been completed. and nothing now
waits but the date which he is leave he
capital He has every to anticipate a
good time and warm welcome. but if, before
leaving Washing on, he should fire out Higgins
and Garland, it would do much to promote
public cordialIty and increase the general en-
thusiasIn.-Chicago Times.
HENRY WATERsoNs warning to mis- Bourbon
brethren ''that the Republican party no
longer be treated with indifference" indicates
that the Democratic back in Kentucky has
cleared the political atmosphere in that State.
AS the greatest gains by the Republicans were
not made in the districts where the colored vote
was strong it Is evident that the Democratic
hold on the intelligent portion of the whites has
been weakened. and the far-seeing editors in
junction is a timely one. The Kentucky Incl